The first practice of Saints training camp is in the books and the big development is that wide receiver Michael Thomas was on the practice field. He did everything but full-team drills after missing all of last season.

Safety Tyrann Mathieu has been excused from the beginning of training camp to handle a personal family matter. Head Coach Dennis Allen expects a big season from the Honey Badger and he says free-agent addition Marcus Maye is back after tearing his achilles last November
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First year Louisiana Tech football coach Sonny Cumbie is participating in his first Conference USA Media Day today in Arlington, Texas. The league is changing as Southern Miss, Marshall and Old Dominion have left for the Sun Belt, while North Texas, UTSA, Rice, Charlotte, UAB and Florida Atlantic will leave after this school year. Cumbie says he’s still excited about the direction of the conference….
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Conference USA will add Jacksonville State, Liberty, and New Mexico State next summer.